Ship&#39;s berth.



M. WAINOLA.

SHIPS BERTH.

APPLlCATION FILED FEB. 20. I915.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH 420., WASHINGTON. u. c.

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MATTIWAINOLA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHIPS BERTH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

' Application filed February 20, 1915. Serial No.v 9,705.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTI WAINOLA, a subject of the Czar of Russia,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Ships Berths, of which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invention relates to ships berths and it consists in the novelfeatures hereinafter described and claimed.

The present inventio'n'ls an improvement over the structure shown in myprior appli? cation for patent for ships berth, filed October 17, 1914,Serial No. 867,169.

An object of the invention is to provide simple and ellicientmeans forpermitting the mattress frame of the berth to have movement withrelation'to the supporting base thereof whereby the mattress framewillremattress frame and the inner edges of the said bellows sectionsare connected with a bellows frame which in turn is resilientlyconnected with the standard. The bellows sections are adapted to retaina column of water which serves as the medium for supporting the mattressframe in a horizontal position, while the other parts of the'berthfollow the movement of the vessel.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a side elevation of the berthwith parts in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the 1 same withparts removed the said view being taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a side elevation showing the berth mounted upon supporting legs. I

The berth comprises a base 1 which may be mounted directly upon thesurface of a deck as lndicated in F 1g. 1 or which may be supported uponlegs 2 as shown in Fig. 3.

The base 1 is provided at one end with a valved water outlet 3 and ahollow standard 4: is mounted at the central portion of the base 1. Thebase 1 is provided at its central portion with an opening which isnormally closed by a plug 5 (see Fig. l), the said opening communicatingwith the interior of the standard 4:. Braces 6 connect the upper portionof the standard 'with intermediate portions of the base 1 and retain thesaid parts in proper position with relation to each other. A bellowssection 7 is secured at its lower edge to the edge portion of the base 1and the upper edge of thesaid section 7 is secured to a bellows'frame 8.A bellows section 9'is secured at its lower edge to the frame 8 and theupper edge of the said section 9 is secured to the edge portion of amattress frame 10. The bottom of the frame10 isprovide'd with a hole 11(see Fig. 1) which is normally closed by a detachable cap 12. Themattress frame 10 is provided with a valved water inlet pipe 13 theinner end of which communicates with the space bounded by the bellowssection 9. Eyes I4 are provided at the upper end of the standard4 andeyes 15 are provided at the inner edges of the sides of the bellowsframe 8. Wires of rods 16 are connected at their outer end with the eyes15 and at'their inner ends with the eyes 14. The said rods or wires 16are made in sections and the said sections are joined together by meansof turn buckles l7 and the said buckles maybe used for lengthening orshortening the said Wires or rods in the usual manner. Each wire or rod16 is provided with a coil 18 which renders the same flexible andlongitudinally extensible. Thebellows sections 7 and 9 arev eachprovided with a water-proof lining indicated at 19 and the said liningmay be formed from any suitable flexible material.

A plate 20 is provided at the under side of the bottomof the mattressframe 10 and the said plate is provided at a point between its ends witha downwardly disposed socket 21, which pivotally receives a ball 22.After the ball 22 has been inserted in the socket 21 the upper endthereof is closed by means of a cap 23. A bar 24: is fixed to the ball22 and extends down through the lower outlet of the socket 21 and isslidably received in the upper portion of the standard 4:. A plunger 25is screw-threadedupon or otherwise secured at the lower end of the baras and is slidably received in'the hollow of the standard 4: as bestshown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

The parts of the berth are assembled in the following manner The bar 24is passed through the socket 21 and the plate. 20 is the bar 24 mayslide vertically in the'upper then applied to the underside of themattress frame 10 after the cap 23 has been put in position over theball 22. The frame 1.0 is then secured-to the upper edge of the bellowssection 9. The lower end of the bar 24 is passed through the upper endof the standard and the lower end of the bar 24 is projected through theopening which is normally closed by the plug 5. The plunger 25 is thenattached to the lower end of'the'bar 24 and the bar 24 is moved in anupward direction whereby the plunger 25 is carried into. the upperintermediate portion of the standard 4. The plug 5 is then inserted inthe opening in the base 1. Water is then pumped or forced intotheinterior of the bellows sections through the water inlet 13 until themattress frame 10 rests upon the surface of the water or upon a cushionof air which is confined'between the surface of the waterand theunderside of the frame 10.

remain approximately in a horizontal position while the ship to whichthe berth is applied is rocking or rolling. At the same time the frame10 may have vertical move-' ment with relation to the base 1 inasmuch asportion of the standard 25. When deslred water contained within thebellows sections may be drawn off therefrom through the water outlet 3.When it is desired to repair or adjustthe parts contained within thebellows sections 7 and 9 the cap 12 may be removed and thus an openingis provided through which the arm of an operator may be inserted for thepurpose of adjusting the parts or detaching the same. As the vessel towhich the base 1 is applied rolls or rocks the mattress frame 10 willremain approximately horizontal and the said frame may have limitedvertical movement with relation to the base 1 inasmuch as the bar 24 ising in an outward direction to too great an extent. At the same time thecoils 18 of the members 16 may expand or contract and permit bodilymovement ofthe frame 8 in order that the parts of the berth may havetheir desired relative movementsto compensate for the movement of thevessel and sustain the mattress frame 10 approximately in a'horizontalposition.

From the above description taken inconjunction with the accompanyingdrawing it Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of 1atcnt|,:.

will be seen that simple and eflicient means is provided for sustainingthe mattress frame approximately in a horizontal position while the,vessel is rocking and rolling.

Having described the invention what is and resilient members connectedwith the bellows frame and the base.

2. A berthcomprising a base and a frame, bellows sections connected withthe base and the frame, a standard mounted upon the base, a bellowsframe connected with the inner portions of the bellows'sections andlongitudinally extensible members connected with the standard and thebellows frame.

' 3. A berth comprising a base and a frame, bellows sections connectedwith the base and the frame, a bellows frame connected with the innerportions of the bellows sections, a standard mounted upon the base,longitudinally extensible members connected with the standard and thebellows frame the said members being provided at points between theirends with resilient coils. 3

4. A berth comprising a'base and a frame, means for confining a columnof water between the base and the frame, a guide carried by the base anda member pivotally connected with the frame and slidably received in theguide. a

5. A berth comprising a base and a frame, means for confining a columnof water between the base and the frame a standardmounted upon the base,a bar. pivotally connected with the frame and slidably received in thestandard.

6. A berth comprising a base and a frame, means for confining a columnof water between the base and the frame, a standard mounted upon thebase, a bar pivotally connected with the frame and slidably received inthe standard and a plunger connected with the bar and having limitedmovement within the standard. v

7. A berth comprising a base and a frame, means for confining a columnof water between the base and the frame, a standard mounted upon thebase, a bar slidably mounted for limited movement in the standard, aball carried at the upper end of the bar and a plate connected with theframe and having a socket which pivotally receives the ball.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATTI WAINOLA.

Witnesses:

M. E. LAUGHLIN, G110. A. B RNE. f

Washington, D. 0.

